I would prefer to see another year of tanking to get a top 5 draft pick and figuring out who is good/not good among recently acquired prospect. Not a great track record on quick rebuilds/retools. FAs should be limited to 1-2 year deals on guys who can get flipped at the deadline if they have a good half season.
While getting high draft picks is great, those picks are usually far away from being MLB ready. Sometimes you get a pitcher who spends little time in the minors and gets called up, but position players are far more likely to play a few years in the system before getting a call up.
This is great for keeping things moving though, and extending the window longer. Sucking next year could net a prospect that opens the window another 2-3 years down the line. That being said, lots of other teams are tanking right now, and there is still SOME talent on the field making it tougher to garner a top 5 pick.
